Hey gang...
It's been a difficult two weeks, for reasons I
won't bother going into here. But it has been fruitful as far as
introspection and inspiration are concerned.
Tomorrow I am
beginning a new blog series called "The Dad-shaped Vacuum". It will run
concurrently on my fatherhood blog (sometimesdaddiescry.blogspot.com) as
well.
I took the title from one of my favorite quotes by an
early church father, Blaise Pascal. Although not a first-century leader
of the faith, he was a great thinker and philosopher whose emotional
cries of yearning for God have always captivated me. He is known for his
famous "Night of Fire" writings, penned during a long, sleepless night
of prayer and searching for God. He is best-known for the following
quote, which has been wrongly attributed to everyone from Augustine to
Tozer:
"What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that
there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is
the empty print and trace? This he tries in vain to fill with
everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he
cannot find in those that are, though none can help, since this infinite
abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in
other words by God himself." [Pascal, Pensees #425]
The
new series is going to be sometimes autobiographical, sometimes
observant from the lives and experiences of others, and sometimes pure
research-driven. It is intructional, and confessional all at the same
time.
The main theme running through this series will be
this..."We relate to God our father as we related to our earthly
Father". This can be a blessing or a curse. The good news is that if
this statement didn't bring a smile to your face, there is a solution.
I'm
excited and fearful of this series all at the same time. It is part of
my widening ministry amongst dads, particularly divorced / single dads.
Please read and re-read the quote above and give it some serious
contemplation.
Until Tomorrow...
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